Compact Development and Greenhouse Gas Emissions: A Review of Recent Research
Center for Real Estate Quarterly Journal, Vol. 5, No. 1, Winter 2011
6 Pages Posted: 27 Mar 2011
Date Written: March 22, 2011
Abstract
Land use policies favoring compact development have been invoked as a way slow potential climate change. While the linkages between density and greenhouse gas emissions may seem obvious, available data indicate that the connections are weak, bordering on non-existent. Thus, it is clear that compact development is not a useful tool for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Keywords: climate change, greenhouse gas, emissions, compact development, residential development, density
JEL Classification: Q2, R31, R52, Q4
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Fruits, Eric, Compact Development and Greenhouse Gas Emissions: A Review of Recent Research (March 22, 2011). Center for Real Estate Quarterly Journal, Vol. 5, No. 1, Winter 2011, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1792753
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